Start your adventure with a pick-up from your hotel in Yogyakarta at midnight, the journey to Dieng Plateau will take about 3 hours by car. The hike to the Dieng Plateau sunrise viewpoint at the top of Sikunir Hill takes 20-30 minutes from the foot of the path that leads you to the top. On a clear day, you can watch the sunrise appear from behind 8 volcanoes at the top of this hill.

From the top of Sikunir Hill, you will head to Telaga Warna Lake via Batu Pandang Hill after the unbelievable Dieng Plateau sunrise. Telaga Warna Lake, or ‘Colourful Lake’, contains water that can change in fluctuating colors. At times, it can be green, purple, yellow or even the colors of the rainbow! This phenomenon occurs when the sun hits the water due to its high sulfur content.

Visit Sikidang Crater, which is an open sulfur crater with angry bubbling mud and a bellowing steam. It’s set among a bumpy and dusty landscape that will make you feel like you arrived on the moon. 

As you end this magnificent journey visit Arjuna Temple Complex, which houses ten small Hindu temples that date back to the seventh century.

Duration: 12 hours and 30 minutes